Spore print "light-colored": white or buff, sometimes tinged with pink or tan. Greenish and (except for the Russulales) yellow spore prints also go here
Stalk fibrous, not fracturing like a piece of chalk

Fruiting body small: cap up to 1 1/4" across (and most clearly smaller than that)

Grows in very dense clusters on wood, which is sometimes very decayedCapmargin uplifted in age, but usually without losing central umbo

Here are the characters that distinguish this species from the others in its group. For its more general characters, see higher up on the page.If there's just a few words or a microscopic feature here, a more thorough description can be found above.

Diagnosis

Cap up to 1 1/4" across, some shade of light tan or grey, with fine silky hairs